SOLD Super Rare c. 1860s S.L Hills Double Sided "City Hall" Building Blocks marx metal stove And then this pastel-hued wonderful

And then this pastel-hued wonderful paint-job

she also appears deeply empathetic and a bit saint-like

and also like it in its presumably unfinished state--a table mat I'd guess that never became  quite round

in pretty much perfect condition

with wear to the surface of the cardboard sleeve as pictured

SOLD Super Rare c. 1860s S.L Hills Double Sided "City Hall" Building Blocks marx metal stove And then this pastel-hued wonderfulThe best known (and highly coveted) blocks by S. L. Hill (NYC) are alphabet blocks from the 2nd half of the 19th century, some flat and double sided; others cubes, and the most striking of them incorporating the same rich red as these. Founded in the 1850s, Hill was the first American manufacturer to produce blocks in mass quantity, and in the 1860s expanded to include building blocks among its offerings, which I believe is the decade when these were